New York Knicks Select Kristaps Porzingis; Towns Goes First

With the No. 4 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks grabbed Latvian sensation Kristaps Porzingis.

Aside from the certainty that the Minnesota Timberwolves were selecting Karl-Anthony Towns with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, we knew very little.

Fans of the New York Knicks, especially, knew nothing.

From fearing Phil Jackson and James Dolan (or dare I even say Isiah Thomas) would screw up this thing one way or another, Knicks fans had one eye glued on the television while the other was tightly closed.

Whether or not they like Latvian sensation, Kristaps Porzingis, is the question. New York grabbed the high-upside 19-year old with the No. 4 pick on Thursday night.

Amazingly, Jahlil Okafor almost lasted to No. 4. This is especially interesting to think about since he was considered the consensus No. 1 overall on the big-board for much of the last calendar year.